Combined lawn-trimmer and sod-cutter.



w. I. PARSONS.

COMBINED LAWN TRIMMER AND 800 CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I7, 19H. I

Patented May 21,1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN J. PARsons,

' a citizen of the United States-of America, and resident of Huntingtom-in the county of Cabell and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined [lawn-Trimmers and SodCutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention. relates tosod cutters or trimmers and has for its object the provision of novel means for causing a rotary cutter to penetrate the soil or sod during its travel, the said -invention furthermore having for itsobject the provision of means whereby manual pressure may be applied In describing the-invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in Figure 1 illustrates a front View of the cutter embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates a side elevation thereof;

"and v a Fig. 3i1lustrates a sectional view of a fragment of the rotating member with the bearing thereof in elevation.

In these drawings 5 denotes the shank or bar of any appropriate material or construction having a handle 6 attached to it near one end, the said shank having brackets 7 and 8 attached to it by fastenings 9 such as bolts or the like. Each of the brackets comprises the portion which is attached to the shank or bar and the brackets 7 and 8 have outwardly extending portions 7 a and 8 respectively, which constitute shoulders for the apphcation of foot pressure in forcing Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented ltllay'zll, 1918.

Application filed September 17, 1917. Serial No. 191,827. 1

the butter (to be presently described) into the sod or soil.

The lower ends of the brackets have apertures for the reception of a journal 10 on which the cutterv is rotatable and the said cutter comprises a disk ll'which is bolted or otherwise secured between the two plates 12 and 13, which plates are relatively wide a and heavy so-that the additional weight occasioned by their presence serves to-cause the cutter to operate eifectively in most instances without the application of pressure,

although under some conditions, the appli cation of pressure in the manner heretofore indicated 18 a desirable adjunct to the successful manipulation andopcration of the implement; A

The combined disk and plates are'preferably mounted on thejournal so as to have limited lateral motion producedby the-presence of a clearance between the plates and the brackets. This relation of parts per;

mits the disk to slide freely in either direcon the side at which presin cutting the in proximity to or tion, dependin sure. is applle edge of a lawn and .against'a densely packed wall or retaining wall. a It has beenfound in practice that the friction of the blade againstthe edges of grass at the:

cementfor stone walks or walls when held and propelled at the angle at which the best results in cutting are attained has the effect of sharpening the cutting edge of the blade and renders the same self-sharpening.

It has also been found in practice that a cutter made in accordance with th1s' 1nvention is, efiective for cutting sod which'is' to be taken up and relaid, the solid metal plates lending the weight necessary to cause the cutter to embed itself in the sod while being,

rotated. I

The plates 12 and 13 and the disk 11 are connected together bfy fastenin s 14 such as bolts although anyother suitab e means may be utilized for connecting these parts.

.I claim =1. In a lawn trimmer and sod cutter, brackets having outwardly extending portions constituting shoulders for the a plication' of pressure, a member to which t "e said brackets are connected for manipulatin the cutter, a journal carried b the said brac ets, a cutter comprising a b ade and weighted plates connected together, the said blade ex- 1 are connected for manipulating the cutter, tending beyond the edges of the plates, and a cutter blade, circu'lar plates constituting 10 means for mounting the cutter and plates on Weights secured at each side of the said cutthe journal whereby the same is transversely ter anda journal carried by the said brack- 5 movable with relation to the journal. ets .on which the plates and blade are loosely 2. In a lawn trimmer and sod cutter, mounted. v

brackets having shoulders for receiving A p pressure, a member to which the brackets WARREN 'J. vPARSONS. 

